Double World Endurance Championship title-winner Ben Keating and Alex Quinn will join LMP2 squad United Autosports for the British outfit's first full season in the IMSA SportsCar Championship next year.
The swelling of manufacturer involvement in the WEC's Hypercar class means there is no room for LMP2 next season, prompting category stalwart United to enter IMSA on a full-time basis.
The 2020 Le Mans 24 Hours LMP2 class-winning team has made select North American outings in recent years alongside programmes in the WEC and European Le Mans Series, recording a best result of third at Watkins Glen in 2021. Unlike in the WEC, LMP2 teams in IMSA are obliged to run a bronze-graded driver. United team co-owner Richard Dean said the signing of 2021 IMSA P2 champion Keating and promising Briton Quinn was"a show of intent"."We are coming to IMSA to win races and having Ben and Alex join our team gives us every chance of achieving that."at Monza in July, shortly after taking his second class victory at Le Mans the previous month.
The Texan has kept his hand in racing prototypes alongside his GT exploits too, and currently leads the points alongside full-time team-mate
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